Amazonian reaches of Ecuador and Peru; single record from south-eastern Colombia; apparent recent record from Brazil (R Juruá, Acre) has now been withdrawn.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Buckley's Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) [XC837053]
by Paul Driver from Wild Sumaco, Napo, Ecuador (song)
Buckley's Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) [XC260360]
by Paul Coopmans from Sucumb\u00edos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call, calls)
Subspecies
Known only from about a dozen specimens and a few sightings. Formerly considered a variant of Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus).